2023040 Nashville, Smokey Mountains & Bluegrass

2023040 Nashville, Smoky Mountains & Bluegrass

04/26/2023-05/03/2023 Wed-Wed Trip# 2023040

Nashville, Smoky Mountains & Bluegrass

Highlights:

• 2 Nights in Nasvhille at the Gaylord Opryland Resort

• Churchill Downs

• Kentucky Horse Park

• Evan Williams Bourbon Experience

• The Ark Encounter

• Biltmore Estate

• Louisvile Slugger Museum & Facotry

• Smoky Mountains Nat'l Park

• Dollywood

• Nashville City Tour

• Country Music Hall of Fame

• Grand Ole Opry

• 3 Nights - Louisville, KY

• 2 Nights- Gatlinburg, TN

Includes:

Roundtrip Airfare - PHL, 11 Meals: 7 -Breakfasts, & 4-Dinners, Professional Tour Director, Motorcoach Transportation, Hotel Transfers, Admissions per Itinerary, Sightseeing per Itinerary, and Baggage Handling at Hotels.

Make your final payment by check and receive a $100 per person discount. Pricing includes insurance cost.

***Pricing & Itinerary subject to change as are entrance requirements due to the changing circumstances***

Day 1

Arrive in Louisville, Kentucky known as the "Bluegrass State." Meet your Tour Director and transfer to your hotel for a three-night stay. tonight, enjoy a Welcome Dinner with your fellow travelers.

Day 2

Today enjoy a visit to Churchill Downs, the throughbred racetrack most famous for hosting the annual Kentucky Derby. Enjoy a tour of the museum to learn about the legendary history of the Kentucky Derby. Later visit the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory which showcases the history of the Louisville Slugger brand of baseball bats, the official bat of Major League Baseball. This afternoon visit the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience for a distillery experience and tasting which celebrates the legacy of Evan Williams, Kentucky's first distiller and namesake of Heaven Hill's flagship Bourbon brand.

Day 3

This morning head north to Williamstiwb ti see the life-size replica of Noah's Ark, The Ark Encounter, the largest timber frame structure in the world which opened in 2016 and was built to the dimensions given in the Bible. Built in part by Amish craftsman, the structure measures 510 feet long, 85 feet wide and 51 feet high, and is a modern engineering marvel featuring 3 decks of exhibts. Later return to Louisville and enjoy dinner at a local resteraunt.

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Dy 4

Today travel south through lush, rolling terrain toward Tennessee. Stop in Lexington and visit the Kentucky Horse Park, a working horse farm and the world's only park dedicated to man's relastionshop with the horse. Hear behind- the scenes stories about the indiviuals and horses that make Lexington "The Horse Capital of the World." See other historic estates of the Bluegrass Region as well as shiny-new, multi-million dollar farms of international movers and shaker. Later arrive in Gatlinburg for a two night stay in one of America's great mountain resort destinations & a gateway to Smoky Mountains National Park.

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Day 5

Today visit our nation's most visited National Park, Smoky Mountains National Park, world renowned for the diversity of its plant and animal life, the beauty of its mountains and the quality of it's remnants of Southern Appalachian mountain culture. Continue onto Asheville, NC to tour a four- acre masterpiece of the Vanderbilt family, the Biltmore Estate. America's largest home boasts 250 rooms, 65 fireplaces, 70,000 gallon indoor pool, bowling alley, priceless art and antiques. The grounds also feature 75 acres of formal gardens and a winery. Later return to Gatlinburg for an evening at your own place.

Day 6

Today travel to nearby Pigeon Forge to visit Dollywood, the entertainment theme park owned by the legendary Dolly Parton. The park features live entertainment showcasing the best in country, bluegrass, mountain and gospel music with more than a dozen stage shows. Master craftsmen demonstrate centuries- old crafts including blacksmithing, glass blowing and wood carving. Later travel to Nashville, Music City USA and arrive at the amazing Gaylord Opryland resort to begin a 2- night stay. The resort complex features three interior gardens under glass roofs

B=Breakfast, D=Dinner

Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.